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> Obama once asked Steve Jobs why the iPhone can't be manufactured in the US, Jobs said the skills weren't there. Once upon a time, the skills weren't in China
by ardy42 6y ago
> Obama once asked Steve Jobs why the iPhone can't be manufactured in the US, Jobs said the skills weren't there.
Once upon a time, the skills weren't in China, either.
- LargoLasskhyfv 6y agohttps://www.cultofmac.com/617676/a-brief-history-of-steve-jobs-automated-factory-at-next-cook-book-leftovers/ https://www.cultofmac.com/617676/a-brief-history-of-steve-jo... edit: Similar case in Augsburg, Germany where Fujitsu-Siemens had a very modern and automated assembly line, even allowing small batches of "built to order" variations out of common bases. Didn't matter. Gone. Recently(as in about 2 years ago).